Hi everyone.
This is my first ever thread on here eeeep.
I'm in a bit of a state. I'm not sleeping properly and am completely stressed out. Any advice or assistance would be gratefully appreciated please.
Bit of background- my husband and I bought a new house in a different area last December2016. The reason, we needed a bigger home for us and our three children aged now ds11, ds6 and dd3. Also for better schools and much nicer area to live in.
We kept our two boys in their schools until this July as eldest ds was in year6 so thought pointless to move him.
We visited schools straight away when finalised the house for all the children and I put in the application for eldest ds's place for secondary which we got. Dd got her nursery place and our 6 year old ds has been on the waitlist for the two schools we love and think he will flourish at since December.
The two schools we have put him down for are within walking distance from home and the 1st preference has dd's nursery next door.
Ds has been 1st on the list since this time. Position hasn't changed. So throughout the whole of year 1 he's been 1st.
I chased up throughout the year with the LA and in July when I chased again they told me he hadn't got his place and I needed to reapply for a year2 space for this September.
I did so straight away and after a week I received an email stating he had been refused a place and I could appeal.
Reading the info that came through the refusal is based on class size.
I have appealed and sent off my email with my many reasons and have now received info that the appeal hearing is mid September.
The children go back to school 6th so ds2 won't have a place for over a week.
Then I've received info that he has been offered a place at a school which is an 11 minute drive from our home. That's in no traffic! They've said I have to accept the place and although I have now, I have informed them that I cannot get him there due to having other children in education and I need to get them to school too. It's just not possible.
I'm petrified of the appeal in all honesty and am dreading it. DH is coming with me and ds will have to too as nobody around to have him. We aren't fortunate enough to have our parents retired yet to help out and they're not round the corner either.
I don't have use of the car everyday, most days yes but when DH has a meeting he takes the car to work.
I must add that DS2 who this is all about is really sensitive. He's not the type of child who could be put into a situation like a new school then moved again potentially.
So I've probably waffled on way too much but I've tried to give you all as much info as possible.
Please could anyone give me any advice re the appeal or assistance with how to move forward with this.
I'm probably just stuck in this position with the LA and my sons educational life is in their hands.
Thanks everyone. From a desperately stressed and sad mum at the moment. Xx
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